timef 12/12/2025

Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

The lawsuit was a warning to European officials who are racing to agree to a plan to use Russian government assets in Europe to lend money to Ukraine.

Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.

Changes in the tax law will have different effects on people who take the standard deduction versus high earners who itemize.

The Oracle co-founder has pledged billions to finance Paramount’s takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — which has questions about his commitment.

“I’m told that Australian teens, in preparation for this ban, have been exchanging phone numbers with each other.”

Investment in manufacturing, infrastructure and property is expected to fall this year, a remarkable turn for an economy whose growth reshaped the world.

Larry Ellison is backstopping Paramount’s bid for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers is concerned that the billionaire has not provided a personal guarantee to pay.

The moon will be about one-third full as one of the year’s last meteor showers becomes most visible.

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. Citibank said it couldn’t recover the funds, which criminals wired from inside his account.

Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness.

As more people tune in for the “theater” of high-end auctions, Bonnie Brennan is trying to convert them into clients.

Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.

The bar crawl and charity fund-raiser has been eliciting strong reactions in the city for more than 25 years. Readers shared theirs.

For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.

The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely.

A federal lawsuit argues that proposed work by ConocoPhillips could threaten delicate ecosystems in the largest tract of public land in the U.S.

The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

The maker of yoga clothing is looking for a new leader after public pressure from the company’s founder.

Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud.

The S&P 500 edged higher as investors shrugged off concerns over Oracle’s earnings. It was just enough.

The group’s report had been expected to provide a road map for change after months of upheaval at the agency.

The Treasury Secretary unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.”

Carl Erik Rinsch secured funding from the streaming company for a science-fiction series, “Conquest,” that was never completed.

A new technology release from OpenAI is supposed to top what Google recently produced. It also shows OpenAI is engaged in a new and more difficult competition.

Escalating activity along a fault line in the Sea of Marmara is moving closer to Istanbul, seismologists warn.

Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared.

American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.

A master of leveraged buyouts, he bought baseball and hockey teams in Texas and an English soccer club, only to lose them in an avalanche of debt.

Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause.

Poland detained a Russian archaeologist who works on an ancient site in Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014. Ukraine calls the work illegal.

Off the coast of British Columbia, dolphins lead killer whales to salmon and earn their share of lunch, a new study reveals.

A tangle of problems at IndiGo, the dominant carrier, resulted in gridlocked airports across the country. Worse, it was the symptom of an even bigger problem.